Her Country First
Her Country First is a 1918 American comedy silent film directed by James Young and written by Edith Kennedy and Mary Roberts Rinehart. The film stars Vivian Martin, John Cossar, Florence Oberle, J. Parks Jones, Larry Steers, and Bernadine Zuber. The film was released on September 22, 1918, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
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Directed by | James Young |
Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
Screenplay by | Edith Kennedy Mary Roberts Rinehart |
Starring | Vivian Martin John Cossar Florence Oberle J. Parks Jones Larry Steers Bernadine Zuber |
Cinematography | Frank E. Garbutt |
Production company | Famous Players-Lasky Corporation |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
There are no listings for this film in the Library of Congress's database which suggest that it is a lost film.[3]
Plot
Dorothy Grant returns from boarding school so fired up with patriotism that she organizes her friends into a military company they call the Girls' Aviation Corps with help from a woman farmer who served in the military. Dorothy then discovers that German spies have come to town to get access to her father's munitions plant.
Cast
- Vivian Martin as Dorothy Grant
- John Cossar as Franklin Grant
- Florence Oberle as Mrs. Grant
- J. Parks Jones as Craig Allison
- Larry Steers as Dr. Barnes
- Bernadine Zuber as Isabelle Grant
- Louis Willoughby as The Butler, William
- Jim Farley as Henry The Chauffeur
- Lillian Leighton as The Cook, Lena
- Jack McDonald as Farmer
- Audrey Chapman as Jane
- Marcella Daly as Lucie
References
- "Her-Country-First - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- "Her Country First". AFI. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Her Country First